School Term Dates 2018

Term 3 Monday 23 July – Friday 28 September (Students return Tuesday 24 July)

Term 4 Monday 15 October – Friday 21 December (Students finish Wednesday 19 December)

Principal’s Report

Term 3 Week 8 2018

SCHOOL CALENDAR Tuesday 18 September 9.15am Assembly

Thursday 20 September SRC Farm Relief Fundraiser

Friday 21 September Gala Day

Thursday 27 September Multicultural Day

Friday 28 September Last Day of Term 3

TERM 4

Monday 15 October First Day of Term 4 – Staff and Students

Wed 24 – Fri 26 October Stage 3 Camp

31 October Stage 2 Excursion

9 November K-2 Excursion

16 November Gala Day

Please report trespassing on school grounds, unlawful acts and vandalism to School Security on 1300 880 021

Principal’s Report

Guise Public SchoolEucalyptus Dr, Macquarie Fields Ph: 9605 4391 Fax: 9829 3975 Email: guise-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

“Educating and caring for the whole child”

Dancesport Gala Challenge

Congratulations to our wonderful Year Five DanceSport

team that travelled out to Quaycentre at Sydney

Olympic Park, Homebush, yesterday afternoon to

rehearse and then compete in the evening at the annual

DanceSport Challenge Gala Event for 2018.

All of our students looked terrific in their stylish

outfits and proudly and confidently showed their

impressive style on the dance floor. Combining with

their partner the students put on a dynamic and

professional display dancing the Jive, Tango, Cha Cha

and Salsa. It was a a fantastic event for our students

to be involved with and even though they had only

participated in about 15 dancing lessons they looked so

mature and at ease.

Congratulations to all the girls and boys, to Mrs

Hanney, Mrs Ballantine, our dance tutor Josh, and to

all families for supporting and encouraging your

children to participate in this wonderful opportunity.

This was such a fantastic night and to see the delight

on the faces of students and the skill and improvement

in their movements was amazing. Well done, we are very

proud of you all.

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The Tell Them From Me student survey (Term 3) I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other

public schools in the state, will participate in a

Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From

Me student feedback survey. The survey measures

factors that are known to affect academic achievement

and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide

survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective

teaching practices.

You may remember that our students also participated in

a Tell Them From Me student survey in Term 1 this year.

Asking students to complete the survey twice in one year

allows us to identify trends in student responses as well

as track engagement and motivation across the school

year.

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to

provide us with valuable and quick feedback on what they

think about school life, how engaged they are with school

and the different ways that teachers interact with them.

More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the

world have used Tell Them From Me to survey 5.4 million

students. Capturing the voices of our students will help

improve how we do things at our school.

More information about the survey is available at:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The

survey is conducted online and will typically take less than

30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during

school hours between 27 August and 26 October.

Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the

survey has been sent home with students. If you do not

want your child or children to participate, please return

the form to the school by 14 September 2018. Copies of

the form and FAQs are available from:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents.

Regional Spelling Bee Last Wednesday, Aaron, Samuel, Tyson and Elizabeth

competed in the next round of the Premier’s Spelling Bee,

which was held at Bonnyrigg Heights Public School. All of

our students did a wonderful job in their divisions, with a

special mention to Tyson who progressed all the way

through to round seven of the competition.

Congratulations to all four students on this wonderful

achievement. We are extremely proud of you!

Fire in the Fields Performance Last Wednesday night our 3-6 dance group performed at

Fire in the Fields. The students have been working with

Mrs Maihi from James Meehan High School to

choreograph their performance. They danced to Finesse,

a Bruno Mars song, showcasing a range of jazz and hip hop

techniques. We also entered a second group of students

into the showcase, which were our Dancesport students,

they danced to the Cha Cha, Jive and Tango. Both

performances were outstanding and displayed a true

commitment by attending weekly dance rehearsals.

SASS Recognition Week There are many people who do different jobs in our school

system to ensure everything runs smoothly. You all

probably know our wonderful School Administration Staff

(SAS) working in the front office, but we also have

Support Staff working in the library and school grounds,

as well as in classrooms. Last week was School

Administrative and Support (SAS) Staff Recognition

Week, a time to acknowledge and thank the often unsung

heroes in our public schools. It is our chance to say a

special thank you to all of them in recognition of the

valuable services they provide to our school community

and the education of our students. If you are in school this

week, you might like to add your personal thanks to our

great team of friendly and hard-working SAS and Support

Staff.

Have a wonderful week!

Megan Predl

P&C News

School Banking

is on Friday

Remember, Friday is School Banking day and students

should bring in their weekly deposit.

Thank you for supporting the School Banking program at

Guise Public School. We would also like to thank the

wonderful parents who volunteer as our School Banking Co‐

ordinators and process our banking every week.

K-2 Wollondilly Heritage Centre and Museum Excursion Last Thursday, our K-2 students visited the Wollondilly Heritage Centre and Museum. Students experienced

hands on, rotational activities based on some aspects of daily life in colonial Australia. They were able to

see and experience the functions of working in a pioneer’s cottage, making butter and how people lived in

the past. Students participated in laundry washing methods before the development of washing machines

and engaged in a classroom lesson, before the use of technology. They enjoyed grading (and tasting) apples,

learnt about poultry farming and how eggs were packed. It was a thoroughly enjoyable day and the students

were complimented on their respectful behaviour and curiosity for how people lived in the past.

Stage 2 Excursion to Riverside Theatre On Thursday last week, our Stage 2 students were extremely fortunate to be given the opportunity through

our partnership with ASPIRE, to go to Parramatta Riverside Theatre to see “Red Racing Hood”.

The show was very entertaining and all of the students behaved beautifully and enjoyed the day. The

theatre was a new experience for many of our students and we were lucky to be able to ask the actors

questions at the end of the performance, so they could better understand how the show was put together.

Guise Public School

School Planner Term 3 2018

Term

Three

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/

SUN

Week

1

23 July

School

Development Day

24 July

25 July

26 July

27 July

100 Days of

Kinder

28

29

July

2 30 July

31 July

Spelling Bee

1 August

P&C Meeting

2 August 3 August

4

5

August

3 6 August

Education Week

7 August 8 August

9 August

Education Week

Assembly and

YCDI Re-launch

10 August 11

12

August

4 13 August 14 August

ICAS

Mathematics

Assessment

15 August

Athletics Carnival

16 August

Book Fair

17 August

Book Fair

18

19

August

5 20 August

Book Week

Book Fair

21 August

Book Week

Parade

Book Fair

22 August 23 August 24 August

Gala Day

25

26

August

6 27 August 28 August 29 August

Assembly

30 August

Father’s Day

Breakfast

P&C Father’s Day

Stall

31 August

P&C Father’s Day

Stall

1

2

Sept

7 3 September 4 September 5 September

P&C Meeting

Fire in the Fields

6 September

St 2 Excursion

K-2 Excursion

7 September

Gala Day

8

9

Sept

8 10 September 11 September 12 September

Dancesport Gala

Event

13 September 14 September 15

16

Sept

9 17 September 18 September

9.15am Assembly

19 September

St 3 Excursion

20 September

Farm Relief

Fundraiser

21 September

Gala Day Back-up

Day

22

23

Sept

10 24 September 25 September 26September 27 September

Multicultural Day

28 September

Last Day of Term

29

30

Sept

“Educating and caring for the whole child”

Eucalyptus Dr, Macquarie Fields Ph: 9605 4391 Fax: 9829 3975 Email: guise-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au